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Topic

Set-off against deposit

Legal area

Court

16 Jan 2026

MODERN BEAUTY SALON (HK) LTD v. KING ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL LTD

Citation

[2026] HKDC 115
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2216/2019

Tenant breached express covenants (clauses 5.03, 5.23, 5.25 and related schedules) by allowing or causing disconnection of air‑conditioning power and removal of BMS controls and by leaving certain window glass with impact pits; these breaches justified reasonable deductions from the rental deposit under clause 12.01. The court assessed contemporaneous documents and expert reports, allowed specific deductions totaling HK$762,894.08 as reasonable repair costs and loss of rental, and ordered refund of the balance HK$417,680.92 to the Plaintiff; contractual interest under clause 12.03(1) did not…
25 Jun 2014

HOME EXPO (HONG KONG) LTD v. MODERN FAR EAST LTD

Citation

HOME EXPO (HONG KONG) LTD v. MODERN FAR EAST LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCDT1499/2014

Defendant failed to establish any legally sufficient ground to discharge the Warrant: rent for May 2014 was unpaid as required by the Tenancy, there was no credible evidence of inability to tender payment, the Tenancy precluded unilateral use of the deposit as set-off, and the goods were in the defendant's apparent possession at seizure; accordingly the Warrant remains valid and the discharge application is dismissed.